1, Meizhou Island
Meizhou Island is an island under the jurisdiction of Meizhou Town, Xiuyu District, Putian City, Fujian Province. It is located 42 kilometers southeast of Putian City, Fujian Province, and only 1.82 nautical miles away from the mainland. It is the second largest island in Putian, where Mazu became a god.
Meizhou Island is known as the "Penglai in the South", which has both the exciting sound of Meiyu tide and the Meizhou ancestral temple. There are more than 30 scenic spots such as "Oriental Hawaii", "Nine Treasures Band Blue Gold Beach" and "Little Stone Forest", and there are more than 200 million Mazu believers in Mazu Tempel. Every year during the period of Mazu's birthday on September 23rd and Mazu's Ascension Day on September 9th of the lunar calendar, the pilgrimage is unprecedented, and it is known as "Oriental Mecca".
2. Jiulong Valley National Forest Park
Fujian Jiulonggu National Forest Park is located in Changtai Town, Chengxiang District, Putian City, Fujian Province, on the bank of Dongzhen Reservoir, adjacent to Xitianwei Town, Licheng District in the east, Jiulihu Scenic Area in Xianyou County in the west, Huating Town in Nantong, and Baisha and Zhuangbian Town in Hanjiang District in the north. The geological structure of Fujian Jiulonggu National Forest Park belongs to Zhejiang-Fujian platform, which is metamorphic rock formed by many orogenic movements. Rock mass includes tuff and granite. Forest vegetation coverage is high and the scenery is beautiful.
3. Site of South Shaolin Temple
South Shaolin Temple is located in Jiulian Mountain Village, Xitianwei Town, Licheng District, Putian, about17km away from the urban area. South Shaolin Temple, formerly known as Linquan Temple, was built in the Yongding period of the Southern Dynasty (A.D. 577). In the early years of the Tang Dynasty, thirteen stick monks saved the Tang Priest. Emperor Taizong specially ordered the abbot of north shaolin Tanzong to build the Shaolin Temple in the south, which was called the South Shaolin Temple in history.
The scenic spot is rich in landscape resources, with lush trees, rugged rocks, beautiful mountains and rivers and beautiful scenery, which has unique resource advantages. There are not only abundant natural resources, but also many cultural landscapes, historical buildings, folk arts and customs, as well as rich traditional culture and local specialties. South Shaolin is an important birthplace of Nanquan, a holy place to promote Shaolin culture and a school for practicing martial arts and fitness.